Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for congestive heart failure (CHF) and remanded the claims for hypertension, pleurisy, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The deciding factor: The probative evidence established a nexus between the Veteran's CHF and his in-service toxic exposure risk activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Hypertension, Pleurisy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096486
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